Nghiem

Bernard Nghiem, Arsy FR

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20080241479

Antifouling Material and Production Method thereof - The subject of the invention is the use of a material composed of a substrate equipped with a coating based on titanium oxide surmounted by a thin hydrophilic layer forming at least one part of the outer surface of said material and that is not composed of titanium oxide, as a material that prevents the deposition of mineral soiling on said outer surface in the absence of water runoff.

PROCESS FOR TEXTURING THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE HAVING A GLASS FUNCTION, AND GLASS PRODUCT HAVING A TEXTURED SURFACE - Surface texturing process, i.e. one for the formation of at least one array of features with a characteristic dimension on at least one surface portion of a substrate having a glass function, characterized in that a solution containing at least one precursor of a material to be deposited is dissociated, at atmospheric pressure, within a flame, said flame being directed toward said surface portion so as to deposit, in the form of a plurality of nodules based on said material, a mask, said mask of said material being subjected to an etching step.

MIRROR AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A MIRROR - The subject of the invention is a mirror, especially a front-face mirror and/or a mirror for concentrating solar energy, comprising a material, which mirror comprises a substrate coated with a multilayer comprising at least one silver layer and at least one protective layer located on top of said at least one silver layer, at least one protective layer being characterized in that at least one of its physicochemical characteristics varies with the distance from the substrate.

SOLAR CELL FRONT ELECTRODE WITH AN ANTIREFLECTION COATING - A carrier substrate, includes a substrate especially having a glass function, transparent at least in the visible and near-infrared ranges and receiving a conducting electrode which is transparent at least in the visible and near-infrared ranges, this electrode carrier substrate being intended to constitute, in combination with functional elements, a solar cell. This carrier substrate is such that: the electrode includes a micromesh made of conducting material having submillimeter-sized openings; and this micromesh is in contact with an at least slightly conducting antireflection coating facing that one of the functional elements with which it is intended to be in contact. An aspect of the present invention also relates to the use of such a carrier substrate as constituent element of a solar cell and to a process for fabricating the substrate.

12-29-2011

20120112224

METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRUCTURE WITH A TEXTURED EXTERNAL SURFACE, INTENDED FOR AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE, AND A STRUCTURE WITH A TEXTURED EXTERNAL SURFACE - A process for obtaining a structure having a textured external surface for an organic light-emitting device, which structure includes a mineral glass substrate having a surface which is provided with projections and depressions, the process including the deposition of an etching mask on the surface of the substrate and the etching of the surface of the substrate around the etching mask, and possible removal of the mask, wherein one of the steps of preparing the etching mask consists in forming a multitude of nodules randomly arranged on the surface of the substrate and made of a material possessing no affinity with the glass and wherein, after the etching step, the structure undergoes a moderating step in which the slopes of the projections of submicron height and width obtained by etching are moderated sufficiently to form the thus moderated textured external surface.

05-10-2012

20120112225

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DEVICE HAVING A STRUCTURE WITH A TEXTURED SURFACE AND RESULTING OLED HAVING A STRUCTURE WITH A TEXTURED SURFACE - A process for manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode device bearing a structure having a textured outer surface including a substrate made of inorganic glass that forms the support of the organic light-emitting diode device, includes: manufacturing the structure having a textured outer surface including: vapor depositing, onto the substrate made of inorganic glass, a first dielectric layer of at least 300 nm in thickness at a temperature greater than or equal to 100° C. so as to form protrusions, depositing onto the first layer a second smoothing dielectric layer, having a refractive index greater than or equal to that of the first layer, and made of an essentially amorphous material so as to sufficiently smooth the protrusions and to form the textured outer surface, and depositing, directly onto the smoothing layer, an electrode in the form of layer(s), so as to form a surface that conforms substantially to the smoothed outer surface.

05-10-2012

20120282471

ROOFING GRANULES INCLUDING BASE PARTICLES AND A COATING - A roofing product can include roofing granules that can include base particles and a coating covering the base particles of the roofing granules. In a particular aspect, the coating can include a compound that includes a metallic element; and nitrogen, carbon, or a combination of nitrogen and carbon. In another aspect, the coating has a reflectivity of at least approximately 17% for a radiation having wavelengths in a range of 1000 nm to 2500 nm. In a further aspect, the particular coating has a coating reflectivity no greater than 99% of a TiO

ROOFING GRANULES INCLUDING BASE PARTICLES AND A COATING - A roofing product can include roofing granules that can include substrates and a coating covering the substrates of the roofing granules. The substrates can be in the form of base particles, such as ceramic base particles or proppants, or base particles having a coating with an L* of at least approximately 55. In a particular aspect, a coating at an exposed surface of the roofing granule can include a compound that includes a metallic element; and nitrogen, carbon, or a combination of nitrogen and carbon. In another aspect, the coating has a relatively low L*, reasonably high solar reflectance, and good emissivity. The coating can be formed on a substrate using a fluidized bed. In a particular aspect, the coating can be performed as a chemical vapor deposition or a sol-gel process. If needed or desired, the roofing granules can be doped to achieve their desired properties.

Cecile Nghiem, Union City, CA US

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20100122228

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING DESIGN EXPLORATIONS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Method and system for conducting design explorations of an integrated circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a design description of the integrated circuit that includes a virtual design block, creating a representative netlist for representing the virtual design block, where the representative netlist includes one or more soft design models, and each soft design model comprises one or more template cells for modeling a portion of the integrated circuit. The method further includes defining physical attributes for the one or more soft design models in accordance with area requirements of the virtual design block, where the one or more soft design models are described with flexible shape and pin locations, performing design explorations of the integrated circuit using the one or more soft design models and their corresponding template cells, and generating a representative implementation of the integrated circuit using results of the design explorations.

05-13-2010

Charlie Nghiem, Oakland, CA US

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20150257561

EATING UTENSIL SYSTEM - A combination spoon and fork system capable of being stored in a nested configuration or used as a combination eating utensil with the spoon and fork connected end to end. An interlocking mechanism can interlock the spoon and fork in either the nested position or in the end to end configuration. The interlocking system allows the handle of the spoon to slide between rails on the handle of the fork and to snap and lock the spoon in place either nested with the fork or end to end with the fork to form an elongated combination eating utensil. The spoon and fork of the system can also be used separately from one another.

09-17-2015

20150257562

UTENSIL CARRYING CASE - A clamshell style utensil carrying case includes a pair of housing members coupled together by a double hinge and latch. Each housing member has a support arranged to hold an associated utensil in place with the utensil heads facing in opposite directions. A support stand that projects from the double hinge spine holds a third utensil. In a closed position, the housing members encase the utensils. In an open position the utensils are displayed side by side with the third utensil optionally being elevated relative to the others. To help minimize the visual thickness of the case, the interior surface of each housing member may include a depression in the region adjacent the head end of its held utensil. The depressions form corresponding bulges in the exterior surfaces of their associated housing members. The bulges—which are located on opposite ends and opposite sides of the case—provide additional room for the utensil heads without unduly impacting the visual height of the case.

09-17-2015

Charlie Nghiem, San Francisco, CA US

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20140158790

REFILL - A refill adapted for use with a volatile material dispenser comprises a body adapted to hold a volatile material and a wick disposed within the body and extending out of the refill. The wick is adapted to transport the volatile material from the body out of the refill. One or more features of the refill allow the refill to be easily inserted into a volatile material dispenser and/or allow air to flow around the refill.

06-12-2014

David Nghiem, Shoreview, MN US

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20090270948

ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLANTABLE THERAPY DEVICE - Embodiments of an implantable medical device includes a loop antenna wound about an inner housing. The loop antenna may form a partial winding, a complete winding, or multiple windings about the inner housing. One or more additional antennae may be capacitively coupled to the loop antenna external to the inner housing to increase efficiency and decrease Return Loss Response of the implantable device. The additional antenna may be balanced or unbalanced antennae.

10-29-2009

20100100157

IMPEDANCE-CONTROLLED IMPLANTABLE TELEMETRY ANTENNA - A physical arrangement can be provided between at least a portion of a first segment of an implantable antenna with respect to a return conductor, and an input impedance of the implantable antenna can be controlled using the physical arrangement to provide a substantially conjugate match to an output impedance of an implantable telemetry circuit coupled to the implantable antenna.

04-22-2010

20100222105

WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION CARD WITH COMPACT ANTENNA - A wireless data communication card configured in accordance with an example embodiment of the invention includes a low profile antenna arrangement that does not protrude from the housing of the computing device when the wireless data communication card is inserted into the housing. The low profile design is achieved without compromising the radio frequency (“RF”) characteristics and performance of the wireless data communication card by tuning the antenna arrangement to account for conductive ground structure located within the housing of the computing device. In accordance with one practical embodiment of the invention, the wireless data communication card is compliant with IEEE Standard 802.11(b) and compliant with PCMCIA specifications.

09-02-2010

20110082523

MULTI-BAND ANTENNA FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for wirelessly sending information electromagnetically at one of a first or a second specified operating frequency from within a biological medium, or receiving information electromagnetically at one of the first or second specified operating frequencies in the biological medium, using an implantable antenna including a switchback portion having multiple segments. The first specified operating frequency and the second specified operating frequency can be provided using the multiple segments.

04-07-2011

20110152971

ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLANTABLE THERAPY DEVICE - Embodiments of an implantable medical device includes a loop antenna wound about an inner housing. The loop antenna may form a partial winding, a complete winding, or multiple windings about the inner housing. One or more additional antennae may be capacitively coupled to the loop antenna external to the inner housing to increase efficiency and decrease Return Loss Response of the implantable device. The additional antenna may be balanced or unbalanced antennae.

06-23-2011

20130009838

MULTI-BAND LOADED ANTENNA - A planar antenna for wireless information transfer can include a planar loading portion electrically coupled to a driven node of a wireless communication circuit, and a folded conductive strip portion coupled to the planar loading portion, the folded conductive strip portion comprising at least two segments laterally offset from each other and at least partially laterally overlapping with each other. The planar loading portion can be configured to establish a specified bandwidth of a second operating frequency range, leaving a first specified operating frequency range substantially unchanged.

01-10-2013

20130009839

MULTI-BAND MULTI-POLARIZATION STUB-TUNED ANTENNA - Apparatus and techniques can include a planar antenna that can include a folded conductive strip portion coupled to a driven node of a wireless communication circuit, the folded conductive strip portion comprising at least two segments laterally offset from each other and at least partially laterally overlapping with each other, and a first region oriented along a first axis in a plane of the planar antenna and a second region oriented along a second axis in the plane of the planar antenna, the two axes and the two regions specified to provide polarization diversity of radiation from the planar antenna. The planar antenna can include a stub coupled to the folded conductive strip portion, the stub configured to provide a first specified operating frequency range at or near resonance using a mode corresponding to a total physical path length along the folded conductive strip portion.

Hoang-Oanh Nghiem, Paris FR

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20130303405

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ANALYSIS SUBSTRATE, AND USE THEREOF FOR DETECTING TOXINS - The présent invention relates to a method for manufacturing an analysis device including torpédo membrane fragments immobilized at the surface thereof, to the resulting analysis device, and to the use of said device for detecting, purifying, and characterizing molécules acting on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The présent invention is useful in the field of monitoring seafood, monitoring neurotoxic phytoplankton for the shellfish industry, monitoring the quality of bathing waters along tourist beaches, the field of monitoring fresh water reserves, the field of médical research, the field of the biological analysis and characterization of molécules, e.g., non-radioactive assays of the movement of the ligand-receptor bond on an ELISA-type microplate, thereby enabling compétitive agonists and antagonists of targets to be detected, e.g., of highly sensitive receptors.

11-14-2013

Loi Nghiem, Riverside, CA US

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20120113039

MULTILAYER AND MULTIPLEXING TOUCH SENSING DEVICE - A multiple layer touch sensing device for the multiplexing of signal lines. The input device includes an electrode layer for providing a plurality of touch keys having one or more electrodes associated with each touch key. A first signal layer is connected to the electrode layer and has a plurality of signal traces connected to certain of the electrodes. A second signal layer is connected to the first signal layer and has a plurality of signal traces connected to different electrodes. When a user touches a touch key, signals are passed along the signal traces connected to the electrodes of that touch key. The number of output signals may thus be fewer than the total number of touch keys. Any number of signal layers may be utilized and/or any number of signal traces may be disposed upon each layer to achieve a desired number of touch keys and/or output signals.

05-10-2012

Marie Nghiem, Mandelieu La Napoule FR

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20150136119

METHOD FOR SHAPING A FILM OF A MATERIAL THAT HAS LOW RESISTANCE TO TRACTION, AND MIRROR COMPRISING SUCH A FILM - A method for shaping a glass sheet having a thickness Ev by applying and adhering a layer of a first material that can be subjected to traction onto a first surface of the glass sheet. The layer has a thickness E1. Either the neutral fiber of the complex moves across into the layer of the first material, the glass being then completely under compression; or the neutral fiber moves towards the first material but remains in the glass sheet, the surface of the glass being then subjected to a level of traction lower than the failure value. The complex comprising the glass sheet coated with the first layer of material is deformed, such that it is close to the final shape and the glass is mainly under compression. A stabilizing element B is applied and adhered or attached onto the complex A and of dimensionally stabilizing the final shape.

05-21-2015

Nhuan P. Nghiem, Lansdale, PA US

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20140273134

Barley-Based Biorefinery Process - The barley-based biorefinery process comprises a method of optimizing the production of ethanol and value-added products from barley feedstock. Specifically, the biorefinery process is an integrated barley treatment process that utilizes essentially all components of barley (including the barley hulls) to efficiently produce ethanol and other value-added liquids and solids.

09-18-2014

Phat T. Nghiem, Minnetonka, MN US

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20160083009

LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A linkage adjustment system adapted to adjust a linkage, and a vehicle incorporating the same. In one embodiment, the linkage adjustment system adjusts a linkage operatively connecting an input (e.g., operator control lever of a lawn mower) to an output (e.g., drive system of a first drive wheel associated with a first (e.g., left) side of the mower). An adjustment device may adjust the linkage so that the first drive wheel rotates at the same speed as a second drive wheel (e.g., on the right side of the mower) when the control levers associated with both drive wheels are in a maximum forward position. A range setting arm of the system may adjust the total output of the first drive wheel (total forward and reverse output) to match the total output of the second drive wheel.

03-24-2016

Son Van Nghiem, Arcadia, CA US

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20100280756

HIGH RESOLUTION WIND MEASUREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT - A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to measure wind. Data at a first resolution (i.e., low resolution data) is collected by a satellite scatterometer. Thin slices of the data are determined. A collocation of the data slices are determined at each grid cell center to obtain ensembles of collocated data slices. Each ensemble of collocated data slices is decomposed into a mean part and a fluctuating part. The data is reconstructed at a second resolution from the mean part and a residue of the fluctuating part. A wind measurement is determined from the data at the second resolution using a wind model function. A description of the wind measurement is output.

11-04-2010

Tien Nghiem, Lucan IE

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20080292700

CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS USING INTELLIGENT POLYMERS - A controlled release pharmaceutical composition comprises (a) topiramate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (b) a first intelligent polymer component; and (c) a second intelligent polymer component having opposite wettability characteristics to the first intelligent polymer component. The polymer components are effective for controlled release of the pharmaceutically active substance from the composition.

11-27-2008

20130004575

CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS USING INTELLIGENT POLYMERS - A controlled release pharmaceutical composition comprises (a) topiramate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (b) a first intelligent polymer component; and (c) a second intelligent polymer component having opposite wettability characteristics to the first intelligent polymer component. The polymer components are effective for controlled release of the pharmaceutically active substance from the composition.

01-03-2013

Tien Nghiem, Dublin IE

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20090004281

MULTIPARTICULATE OSMOTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a multiparticulate osmotic delivery system. The system is a modified release composition suitable for oral administration. The composition includes a core that includes at least one drug in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The composition further includes an osmotic subcoat surrounding the core, and a modified release overcoat surrounding the osmotic subcoated core.

01-01-2009

Truong Nghiem, Philadlephia, NJ US

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20100094611

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDBACK-GUIDED TEST GENERATION FOR CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS USING MONTE-CARLO - A system and method for generating test vectors includes generating traces of a system model or program stored in memory using a simulation engine. Simulated inputs are globally optimized using a fitness objective computed using a computer processing device. The simulation inputs are adjusted in accordance with feedback from the traces and fitness objective values by computing a distance between the fitness objective value and a reachability objective. Test input vectors are output based upon optimized fitness objective values associated with the simulated inputs to test the system model or program stored in memory.